List of places named for Lewis Cass explained

This is a list of places in the United States named for Lewis Cass:

Counties

In addition, Bartow County, Georgia was formerly Cass County, until after the American Civil War. (Cass County, North Dakota is not named for Lewis Cass but for railroad executive George Washington Cass.)

Cities, towns, or villages

Townships

Geographical features

Buildings

Note: The Elliott-Larsen Building in Lansing, Michigan had been named for Lewis Cass until 2020, when Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer renamed the building for two Michigan civil rights pioneers, rather than Cass, a slaveholder who supported the expansion of slavery and expulsion of Native Americans from their lands.[2]

Other

Note: Southwest Heritage Intermediate School District in Cass County, Michigan had been named Cass County ISD until 2021. The school board renamed the district after a historical reevaluation of namesake Lewis Cass.[3]

Streets

Note: Cass Street in Traverse City, Michigan and in Cadillac, Michigan were named for Lewis Cass's nephew, George Washington Cass.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Southeastern School Corporation Index . https://web.archive.org/web/20120511095933/http://www.sesc.k12.in.us/Cass/index.htm . May 11, 2012 . sesc.k12.in.us.
  2. Web site: Executive Order No. 2020-139, Naming the "Elliot-Larsen Building" . State of Michigan Office of the Governor . content.govdelivery.com.
  3. Web site: 'Good time to change': ISD gets rid of Cass name. 21 January 2021.
  4. Web site: Laws and Lawmaking. stlouis-mo.gov.

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